norþan-weard
Northward
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Ða Pyhtas geférdon ðis land norþanweard the Picts occupied the north of this land, Chr. Erl. 3, 13
Linked entry: súþan-weard
fæder-éðel-stól
Father-land, paternal-seat ⬩ patria, sēdes patria
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Father-land, paternal-seat; patria, sēdes patria Carram ofgif, fæderéðelstól renounce Harran, thy father-land, Cd. 83; Th. 105, 4 ; Gen. 1748 : Exon. 15 a ; Th. 32, 22; Cri. 516
castel-weorc
Castle-work ⬩ castellorum opus
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Castle-work; castellorum opus Hí suencten ðe men of ðe land mid castelweorces [for castelweorcum] they oppressed the men of the land with castle-works [castellis ædificandis], Chr. 1137; Th. 382, 20
fóster-módor
A FOSTER-MOTHER ⬩ nurse ⬩ altrix ⬩ nutrix
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Ic gean mínre fósterméder ðæs landes æt Westúne I give to my mother the land at Weston, Th. Diplm. 560, 25
Linked entries: fǽster-módor féster-módor fóstor-módor
tó-samnian
To assemble, ⬩ collect
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To assemble, collect Ðá bæd hé hine ðæt hé sumne dǽl landes æt him onfénge, ðæt hé mihte mynster on getimbrian and Godes ðeówas tósomnian he prayed him to receive from him a parcel of land, that he might thereon build a monastery and collect together
Linked entries: samnian tó-somnian
á-hwár
somewhere ⬩ anywhere ⬩ alicubi ⬩ in any wise ⬩ quoquo modo
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Ahwár on lande anywhere within the land, L. E.
setla
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Add: v. ancor-, fót-, land-setla
éðel-cyning
A country's king, king of the land ⬩ patriæ vel terræ rex
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A country's king, king of the land; patriæ vel terræ rex Eall ǽr-gestreón éðelcyninga all ancient treasure of the kings of the land [earth ], Exon. 22 b; Th. 62, 6; Cri. 997
æscian
to ask ⬩ interrogare
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Land
a-sittan
To dwell together ⬩ considere
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To dwell together; considere Secgas, mid sigecwén, aseten hæfdon, on Créca land the men had a dwelling together with the victorious queen, in the land of the Greeks, Elen. Kmbl. 1993; El. 998
Linked entry: sittan
friþ-geard
An inclosed space ⬩ habitation of peace ⬩ septum ⬩ pācis domĭcilium
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An inclosed space, habitation of peace; septum, pācis domĭcilium Gif friþgeard si on hwæs lande, abúton stán, oððe treów, oððe wille, oððe swilces ǽnige fieard if there be an inclosed space on any one's land, about a stone, or a tree, or a well, or any
Linked entry: friþ-splott
for-ðig
For ⬩ because ⬩ ĕnim ⬩ etĕnim ⬩ quia ⬩ quŏniam
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For, because; ĕnim, etĕnim, quia, quŏniam Forðig he áhte ǽgðer ge Engla land ge Normandige for he owned both the land of the English as well as Normandy, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 3-4
geond-sendan
To overspread ⬩ perfundere
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To overspread; perfundere Wæs gúþ-hergum wera éðel-land wíde geondsended the people's native-land was widely overspread with hostile bands, Cd. 92; Th. 118, 21; Gen. 1968: 119; Th. 154, 6; Gen. 2551
Linked entry: eond-send
sǽ-weard
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Add: In a charter granting land in Cornwall the land is freed 'ab omni regali censu excepta expeditione arcisue munimine et uigiliis marinis,' Cht. E. 295. See, too, Kemble, Saxons in England, ii. 63
twá-nihte
Two days old
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Two days old On twánihtne mónan far tó and bige land ðæt ðíne yldran áhton when the moon is two days old, go and buy land that thy forefathers owned, Lchdm. iii. 176, note 2
Linked entry: twi-nihte
scip-wealh
A servant whose service is connected with ships
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A servant whose service is connected with ships Ðæt land is sum inland, sum hit is ðán scipwealan tó gafole gesett (the land in question lies by the Severn), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450, 19
wǽt
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Wǽt land irriguum, Gr. D. 245, 20. Add
eáu-fæstnys
Firmness in the law, religion, devotion ⬩ relĭgio
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Firmness in the law, religion, devotion; relĭgio Be eáufæstnysse and wundorlícre árfæstnysse Óswaldes cyninges de relĭgiōne ac piĕtāte miranda Osualdi rēgis, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 2
eáw-fæstnys
Firmness in the law, religion, piety ⬩ relĭgio, piĕtas
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Firmness in the law, religion, piety; relĭgio, piĕtas Mid gelícere eáw-fæstnysse with similar piety, L. E. I. 41; Th. ii. 438, 26